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Jacob McGarvock Dickinson 1851 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1851

Birth Location: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1928

Death Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Father: Hon Dickinson

Mother: Anne McGavock

Spouse(s): Martha Overton, Martha Dickenson

Children(s): John Dickinson, Col Dickinson, Jacob Dickinson, Mac Dickenson

Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War was born in 1851 in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA, the child of Hon Henry Dickinson and Anne Eliza Grundy McGavock. Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War later married Martha MarWell Overton and Martha Dickenson, and together they raised children including John Overton Dickinson, Col Henry Dickinson, Jacob McGavock Dickinson and Mac Garoch Dickenson. In 1928, Jacob McGarvock Dickinson Secretary of War passed away in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Hon Dickinson
1806 – 1872
Birth Location: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
HD
Anne McGavock
1820 – 1868
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

Martha Overton
1853 – 1917
Birth Location: "Travelers Rest", Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
MO
Martha Dickenson
1878 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MD

Children(s)

John Dickinson
1877 – 1910
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
JD
Col Dickinson
1881 – 1957
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
CD
Jacob Dickinson
1891 – 1963
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
JD
Mac Dickenson
1891 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Jun 1851
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Age:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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